Pesticide Division, Institute for Biological Science Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. Takarazuka, Hyogo 665, Japan
Department of Synthetic Chemistry, Kyoto University Yoshida, Kyoto 606, Japan
Abstract:
A new thiono-thiolo allylic rearrangement of phosphoro- and phosphono-thionates with Pd(PPh3)4 catalyst is described, where a variety of thionates are converted to the corresponding thiolates in excellent yields.